Tag: Mental Health
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RADIO: Jeremy Kyle gets cancelled
The Jeremy Kyle show has been axed after 15 years on air. It’s after a contestant died a week after being on the show.
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Know Your Place: Local areas ranked for under-26s
For the past few months, BBC Newsbeat and the BBC Data Visualisation unit have been working on a big project called Know Your Place. Its main aim is to let under-26s know what their local area is like for things such as rent prices, going out and mental health services. Users can also select their…
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New Netflix film about anorexia divides eating disorder activists
By Imran Rahman-Jones and Will Chalk A new Netflix film, which tells the story of a woman who has anorexia, is dividing opinion. To The Bone comes out on Friday 14th July and follows 20-year-old Ellen as she’s sent to an unconventional treatment centre. Click here to read the full article on BBC Newsbeat.
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Sesame Street’s autistic girl isn’t the first muppet to reflect the times
Sesame Street has introduced its latest muppet – a little girl called Julia, who has autism. Her introduction will attempt to explain the complex topic to a young audience. But this isn’t the first time Sesame Street has been a trailblazer in introducing socially progressive characters to children. Click here to see the full story…
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